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Bellmont Super Duals which includes Bellmont, Bloomington South, Bluffton, Evansville Memorial, Mishawaka, Penn, Perry Meridian, and Whitko.

Decatur Daily Democrat By Jim Hopkins There may be tougher super dual wrestling meets in Indiana, but not tomorrow. Bellmont will put on the best show available with No. 1 and defending state champ Mishawaka and No. 2 Perry Meridian visiting the Teepee. "We've got our work cut out of us this weekend with No. 1 and No. 2 coming in," admitted Bellmont coach Brent Faurote, whose Braves are rated sixth. Penn, ranked 15th, is also in the fray along with an always good Evansville Memorial team. "We just want to push our kids and get them prepared for team (state) competition, and it helps for the individual stuff as well," he added. ` The Braves won six of 14 matches against both Mishawaka and Perry Meridian last year, but a host of pins helped the visitors to big wins. "We're going to have our hands full trying to do that (stay away from pins)," admitted the coach. A year ago, Perry Meridian beat Mishawaka here. Several weeks later, Mishawaka turned that around. "That loss to Perry was the best thing for us last year," admitted Mishawaka coach Darrick Snyder. "We tell the kids, you don't win the state championship in January. We want to find the best competition as often as we can and learn and get better. It pays dividends at the end of the year," added Snyder. "I don't like losing, but it really focused our guys. We changed some of the things we were doing (in practice), went to more intensive drilling, and we talked about the pressures of winning, the swing matches with Perry and where we could pick up some points. We still use some of those things now." Jim Tonte's Falcons come in unbeaten and are Marion County champs. Though they have eight new wrestlers from a year ago, Snyder is not buying Tonte's Lou Holtz approach. "They're tougher than nails, top to bottom. We're not buying into that because they're always talented. We know what we're getting in to and if we don't wrestle really well we'll come out of Bellmont with a couple of losses." said Snyder. The coach also promises a better behaved team than showed up last year. "We won't act like a bunch of idiots like we did last year. I'll guarantee it," said Snyder, noting that a few of his wrestlers did not take losing well last year. "We had some kids storm off the mat and look like third graders, like someone stole their Christmas presents. Those guys handled themselves great the rest of the year. We have a new team rule: act like that and you're off the team. Some of the kids have lost some tough matches and handled it well." offered Snyder. Three-time state champ Josh Harper lost last week to Cashe Quiroga of Lawrence North at the Al Smith Tourney, only his career second loss (other was to Deke Nelson of BHS) of his career. "I'm proud of the way he handled himself," said Snyder, noting that Harper will battle this entire season with a bad shoulder. He will have surgery after the season and should be ready for drills next fall at Michigan State. Harper is in one of the toughest classes at the Super Dual, 130. Bellmont state placer Will Sheets is there along with Sampson Cook of Meridan, 13-1 Roy Whetstine of Memorial and 20-4 Brannigan Barlow of Bloomington. Memorial will bring in tough heavyweight Dan Borkowski (15-0) and two-time state streeter Tanner Wedding at 171. Memorial Coach Larry Mattingly also likes his 135-pounder, Zach DeHaven. Mattingly, who doubled as the head football coach at Memorial until this year, does not feel that starting late for his football-wrestlers has been a detriment. "Those kids are catching up quickly. We're just happy for them that they were able to make that state run," said Mattingly. The Tigers lost to Bellmont in the 3A title game, 28-14. A first-year coach set for the big duals is former BHS wrestler Brandon Razo. "I'm pretty excited to come back to Bellmont for the super duals. We're giving up three forfeits and that has hurt us, but I'm happy with the way we've been wrestling," said Razo, who will bring in tough Matthew Gerber at 135 and Josh Fiechter at 160. Gerber,who downed AC's Matt Kaehr last week, downed state streeter and No. 6 Bryce Schendel of Garrett last night. Razo was called in to keep the progress made by Dan Irwin, who went to Wabash College to assist Brian Anderson.

Your screenname gives it right away.

Anyone can be beaten on any given day.

Don't village woods middle school have one anymore ? It's now Prince Chapman...they still have a team.

So then this wasn't from results of the match. You made the choice thinking it might be split 7-7. :-X

It's funny you should say that because the brackets are done with a random blind draw. I like the blind draw. If you are really the best kid in the bracket then who cares whether you wrestle the 2nd best kid in the finals or the semi-finals? well i think it just really shows you really is the 2nd or 3rd best in state it may not be much, but why not have the best two wrestlers saved for last? and i still think there should be a second wrestleback round That is what makes it exciting, and makes kids realize that every match is important depending on where you place at regionals and semi-state. The draw is great. There would be no real way at placing the two best in seperate brackets. Just cause someone might think that "so and so" are the two best, there will be other people thinking different. Even by having a seeding meeting it still wouldn't work out. It would get out of hand with coaches arguing for seeds, cause it is to hard to seed a tournament like the state finals. The blind draw is the only real way to make an unbiased competitive tournament.

No middle school programs, except for Blackhawk. Also there is a lack of club programs within these schools.

I think the way he described it in an earlier post was that more weight is given to the team that has more wins against top 20 teams. I could be wrong, but that's the way I understood it. Until I read through the posts I was wondering the same thing. Mater Dei may not see many of the Top 20 teams, but they still make it up by facing strong competition outside of the state.

Wait...that's the number on top of my speeding ticket...I pulled ticket number #011 ...In all honesty, no such speeding ticket was involved for this post...

In no way was a saying they are bad predictions. I was just making a point. I've seen many, many times where the "top two" square off in the semi-final round.

Take a number...I just pulled ticket #3,009,423

What if the draw has them on the same side of the bracket??

I really don't see either of those two jumping ahead of anyone occupying the spots right now. Even if Grider takes the Carroll Regional, doesn't mean he will have an easier bracket. He would just have a 4th place finisher first, and then someone that took 2nd or 3rd. And no one knows the draw till after regionals is concluded, so he could fall into drawing someone from a lot tougher regional. The sectional and regional really doesn't have much to do with if someone should be ranked. A kid may be a regional champ, but there could be another regional that could have 3 guys that could beat him.

He was working on getting jacked and tan!!!

It is in such bad shape over there. It's not even a wrestling board anymore, sort of sad in a way considering that is where we all started.

Come on Dec...I thought I had somebody in the system to get my team on the board. ;D

I believe his name is Mark Mendoza.

In all your posts through this whole board, you may have the most grammatical errors. I understand regionrat1 better than most things you type.

From what I've heard so far, It's the exact same as last year.

I am so happy to be back at this Super Dual...Such a great day of competition. This Super Dual not only hosts great Indiana programs, but a lot of quality wrestlers. Here are the following ranked wrestlers competing this Saturday 103: #5 Taylor Wisler (Mish), #6 Jared McKinley (PM), #15 Jacob Boomsma (BS) 112: #4 Paul Beck (Mish) 119: #15 Matt Guerra (Mish) 125: #14 Tony Stevens (Penn) 130: #1 Josh Harper (Mish), #4 Sampson Cook (PM), #7 Will Sheets (Bell) 135: #8 Chris Goodwin (PM), #9 Zach DeHaven (EM) 140: #1 Steven Sandefer (Mish), #10 Jacob Tonte (PM) 145: #7 Jacob Tasseff (PM) 152: #8 Blake Wood (PM), #14 Tyler Baker (Bell) 160: #8 Cory Hudgins (PM), #13 Trent Busse (Bell), #15 Richard Morin (Mish) 171: #3 Tanner Wedding (EM), #14 Joey Smith (Mish) 189: #15 Dustin Boyd (Mish) 215: #1 Billy Baker (Bell), #5 Chris Schaefer (PM), #7 Christian Lentz (Mish), #16 Ryan Sandwith (EM) 285: #6 Travis Thomas (Mish)

I posted it in another thread...I just got the e-mail today.

Bellmont Super Duals DATE: Saturday, January 10, 2009 TIME: 9:00 A.M. (spectator seating opens at 8:15 A.M.) SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING: Bellmont, Bloomington South, Bluffton, Evansville Memorial, Mishawaka, Perry Meridian, Penn, Whitko Round 1: Mat 1: Bellmont vs. Bluffton Mat 2: Perry Meridian vs. Penn Mat 3: Bloomington South vs. Evansville Memorial Mat 4: Mishawaka vs. Whitko Round 2: Mat 1: Bellmont vs. Mishawaka Mat 2: Penn vs. Bloomington South Mat 3: Evansville Memorial vs. Bluffton Mat 4: Whitko vs. Perry Meridian Round 3: Mat1: Bellmont vs. Perry Meridian Mat 2: Mishawaka vs. Bloomington South Mat 3: Bluffton vs. Whitko Mat 4: Penn vs. Evansville Memorial Round 4: Mat 1: Bellmont vs. Evansville Memorial Mat 2: Perry Meridian vs. Mishawaka Mat 3: Whitko vs. Bloomington South Mat 4: Bluffton vs. Penn Round 5: Mat 1: Bellmont vs. Bloomington South Mat 2: Mishawaka vs. Evansville Memorial Mat 3: Penn vs. Whitko Mat 4: Bluffton vs. Perry Meridian

You really can't make matchups yet...Neither conference has had their conference tournament yet.

Adams Central 39 Bluffton 33 112 Philip Gerber (BLF) dec. Michael Hirschy (AC) 5-2 119 Bobby Perry (BLF) pin Chantz Luginbill (AC) 1:03 125 Seth Higgins (BLF) dec. Zeke Schultz (AC) 5-1 130 Blake Thieme (AC) won by forfeit 135 Jared Schwartz (AC) won by forfeit 140 Matthew Gerber (BLF) dec. Matt Kaehr (AC) 8-3 145 Kyle King (BLF) pin Taylor Free (AC) 5:11 152 Kyle McIntyre (AC) won by forfeit 160 Josh Fiechter (BLF) pin Brady Stevens (AC) 3:57 171 Matt Morrissey (BLF) pin Lee Wefel (AC) 2:38 189 Trey Shultz (AC) pin Jose Guzman (BLF) 1:48 215 Aden Feasel (AC) dec. Levi Mock (BLF) 7-3 285 Alex Reinhard (AC) pin Tyler Gephart (BLF) :08 103 Derek Roe (AC) won by forfeit Bluffton 54 Elwood 24 119: Perry (BLF) WBF 125: Higgins (BLF) WBF 130: Hoel (ELW) WBF 135: M. Gerber (BLF) pin Long (ELW) 2:46 140: King (BLF) pin Shallenberger 2:39 145: Plummer (ELW) WBF 152: Charlton (ELW) WBF 160: Fiechter (BLF) WBF 171: Morrissey (BLF) WBF 189: Guzman (BLF) WBF 215: Mock (BLF) pin Adams (ELW) 1:57 285: Becker ELW pin Gephart (BLF) 103: Double Forfeit 112: P. Gerber (BLF) WBF Bluffton 38 (Wins by First Tie Breaker Criteria) Angola 38 125: Furar (ANG) dec. Higgins (BLF) 11-5 130: Johnson (ANG) WBF 135: M. Gerber (BLF) pin Book (ANG) 3:38 140: King (BLF) pin Nash (ANG) 5:06 (-1 Team Point Angola Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 145: Clouse (ANG) WBF 152: Wolf (ANG) WBF 160: Fiechter (BLF) pin Deleon (ANG) 3:07 171: Carpenter (BLF) WBF 189: Morrissey (BLF) dec. Bryon (ANG) 9-4 215: Mock (BLF) pin Selmen (ANG) 3:42 285: Grace (ANG) pin Gephart (BLF) 1:30 103: Hensley (ANG) WBF 112: Frye (ANG) pin P. Gerber (BLF) 3:29 119: Perry (BLF) t. fall Simmons (ANG) 16-1 Bluffton 54 Central Noble 23 130: Pearson (CN) WBF 135: M. Gerber (BLF) pin Isaac (CN) 1:18 140: King (BLF) pin Buchaman (CN) 0:30 145: Double Forfeit 152: Rimmel (CN) WBF 160: Fiechter (BLF) WBF 171: Carpenter (BLF) WBF 189: Morrissey (BLF) WBF 215: Mock (BLF) WBF 285: Jellison (CN) t. fall Gephart (BLF) 15-0 103: Gemmill (CN) WBF 112: P. Gerber (BLF) WBF 119: Perry (BLF) pin Yurt (CN) 1:04 125: Higgins (BLF) WBF Bishop Dwenger 45 Bluffton 20 135: Coonan (BD) WBF 140: M. Gerber (BLF) maj. dec. Porter (BD) 11-2 145: Venderley (BD) pin King (BLF) 5:58 152: Ryan (BD) WBF 160: Schenkel (BD) pin L. Guzman (BLF) 5:26 171: Fiechter (BLF) dec. Berghoff (BD) 4-2 189: Morrissey (BLF) dec. Waikel (BD) 6-5 215: Evans (BD) dec. Mock (BLF) 2-1 (-1 Team Point Bluffton Coaching Misconduct) 285: Campbell (BD) pin Gephart (BLF) 0:25 103: Vore (BD) WBF 112: P. Gerber (BLF) dec. Scher (BD) 7-4 119: Perry (BLF) pin Baccari (BD) 3:39 125: Higgins (BLF) dec. Nix (BD) 6-1 130: Delaney (BD) WBF